Launch of the South Central Institute of Technology
It was a delight to attend the South Central Institute of Technology (IOT) launch at Bletchley Park and a great pleasure to have the Institute’s Principal Alex Warner as a member of the Biztech Management Board. As launches go, it excelled – with a fast-moving and...
Finding the Right Computing Skills
For over two years, and wearing my Biztech hat, I have been serving as an advisor to an Institute of Coding (IOC) panel charged with changing the way in which computing courses are taught within Higher and Further Education. It is a good example of the sort of role...
How New Models of Tech Education Will Plug the Post-Covid-19 Skills Gap
Post-Covid – and looking forward to COP26 in November 2021 – we see two major and lasting changes that the pandemic has brought about: an accelerated shift to digital ways of life; and a focus on green, sustainable engineering. The need for skilled...
Success Tendering for Public Sector Contracts
One of Biztech’s roles is to bring different organisations together in ways that serve the tech community within the region. A recent webinar hosted by the Connected Places Catapult (CPC – which is located in Milton Keynes) reminded us how important...